Governor-elect John Bel Edwards has publicly endorsed New Orleans Democrat Walt Leger as the next state Speaker of the House. Eric Gill reports…
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State Senator Troy Brown is reportedly facing even more heat now following his arrest in New Orleans after the Bayou Classic when cops say he allegedly punched his girlfriend in the face. Apparently the address Brown gave cops was to a residence in Geismar, and not in the district he represents. State law requires the legislature to have their domicile in their districts.

Amite High is fighting the decision by the LHSAA to disqualify them from the Class 3A playoffs after an on-field altercation cleared the benches during the quarterfinal victory over Bogalusa. Rules say players who leave the bench to fight are to be suspended for the next game. Tangipahoa School system attorney Chris Moody argues players left the sidelines because the team was about to kick an extra point…:
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If the ruling stands, then AHS’s opponent Friday, St. James, would automatically head to the title contest.

In this week’s issue of People magazine, actress Sandra Bullock says she adopted a 3 and a half year old Louisiana girl named Laila (pronounced Lila) who had been in foster care. Bullock, who has been involved in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, adopted her now 5-year-old son Louis from the Big Easy in 2010. Bullock says she hopes to shine a light on the hundreds of thousands of children currently in foster care in the US.